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Ukraine deploys 228 specialists to Middle East, discussing ‘serious agreements’

By Thomson Reuters Mar 20, 2026 | 8:40 AM

KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) – Kyiv has deployed 228 ​specialists to ‌help Middle Eastern countries with drone defence, and ‌is ​working ⁠with Middle Eastern ⁠leaders to sign “serious agreements,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ​said on Friday.

Zelenskiy ⁠also told ⁠reporters that ​Ukrainian and U.S. ​working groups would continue ‌work on bilateral documents between Kyiv ⁠and Washington and discuss a wide-ranging drone ⁠deal ‌at a ⁠meeting in ​the ‌U.S. at the ​weekend.

(Reporting ⁠by Olena Harmash, writing by Max Hunder; Editing by Aidan ​Lewis)